Verse 3

But Jacob himself went on ahead of them, and he bowed toward the ground seven times as he approached his brother.

Referenced Verses

• Gen 42:6 : 6 Now Joseph was the ruler of the country, the one who sold grain to all the people of the country. Joseph’s brothers came and bowed down before him with their faces to the ground.
• Gen 43:26 : 26 When Joseph came home, they presented him with the gifts they had brought inside, and they bowed down to the ground before him.
• Gen 18:2 : 2 Abraham looked up and saw three men standing across from him. When he saw them he ran from the entrance of the tent to meet them and bowed low to the ground.
• 1 Sam 2:5 : 5 The well-fed hire themselves out to earn food, but the hungry no longer lack. Even the barren woman has given birth to seven, but the one with many children has declined.
• Prov 6:3 : 3 then, my child, do this in order to deliver yourself, because you have fallen into your neighbor’s power: go, humble yourself, and appeal firmly to your neighbor.
• Eccl 10:4 : 4 If the anger of the ruler flares up against you, do not resign from your position, for a calm response can undo great offenses.
• Luke 14:11 : 11 For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but the one who humbles himself will be exalted.”
• John 10:4 : 4 When he has brought all his own sheep out, he goes ahead of them, and the sheep follow him because they recognize his voice.
• John 10:11-12 : 11 “I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep. 12 The hired hand, who is not a shepherd and does not own sheep, sees the wolf coming and abandons the sheep and runs away. So the wolf attacks the sheep and scatters them.
• John 10:15 : 15 just as the Father knows me and I know the Father– and I lay down my life for the sheep.